Louis Pasteur : and the hidden world of microbes / Louise E. Robbins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Robbins, Louise.

Series:

Oxford portraits in science.

Oxford portraits in science

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientists--France--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Scientists.

Microbiologists--France--Biography--Juvenile literature.

Microbiologists.

Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895--Juvenile literature.

Pasteur, Louis.

Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Chronicling Louis Pasteur's rise from humble beginnings to international fame, Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes investigates the complex life of a man who revolutionized our understanding of disease. Alongside Pasteur's pioneering work with microorganisms, his innovative use of heat to kill harmful organisms in food--a process now known as "pasteurization"--and his development of the rabies vaccine, Louise Robbins places Pasteur in the context of his risky scientific methods and his rigid family and political beliefs. Robbins's reveals a man of genius with sometimes troubling convictions. Louis Pasteur and the Hidden World of Microbes is a fascinating look at one of the most important scientific minds of the last two centuries.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Chapter 1. The Long Road to Paris""; ""Chapter 2. Crystals of Life""; ""Sidebar: Stereochemistry: The Science of Spatial Arrangement""; ""Chapter 3. The Pursuit of Infinitesimally Small Beings""; ""Sidebar: Spontaneous Generation""; ""Chapter 4. Master of the Corpuscle Disease""; ""Chapter 5. “The Day the Sheep Died So Nicely�""; ""Chapter 6. “My Hand Will Tremble When I Go On to Man�""; ""Sidebar: When the Guinea Pigs Are Human""; ""Chapter 7. Temple for a Scientific Saint""; ""Sidebar: Diphtheria Serotherapy""; ""Chapter 8. After Pasteur""; ""Chronology""

""Glossary""""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""I""; ""M""; ""P""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""Y""; ""Museums and Historic Places""; ""Further Reading""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""V""; ""W""; ""X""; ""Y""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 134-136) and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028404-8

1-280-60307-0

9786610603077

0-19-802854-7

1-4237-4200-1

OCLC:

814464870